velja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

velja (third person singular past indicative valdi, third person plural past indicative valdu, supine valt)

  1. to choose
  2. to elect

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛlja/
    Rhymes: -ɛlja

Verb

velja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative valdi, supine valið)

  1. to choose, to select

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • útvelja

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʋɛljɑ/

Verb

velja (present tense vel, past tense valde, past participle valt, passive infinitive veljast, present participle veljande, imperative vel)

  1. choose, pick
    Kva for ein vel du?
    Which one do you choose?
  2. elect
    Om hausten valde dei eit nytt parlament.
    In the autumn, they elected a new parliament.

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

velja (singular past indicative valdi, plural past indicative valdu, past participle {{{3}}})

  1. to choose, to select

Synonyms

Descendants

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